Milwaukee civil rights pioneer and politician Vel Phillips is now the first African American woman to have a monument on the Wisconsin State Capitol grounds. It’s one step toward making Wisconsin’s public art more representative of its rich, diverse history.

Murals help tell the less-documented stories of the diverse people that make up Milwaukee.

For the first part of WUWM's new series "Reflections of Representation," we walk through Juneau park to visit some of Milwaukee's first monuments.

Hosted by WUWM Eric Von Fellow Nadya Kelly, the series will explore Milwaukee's and Wisconsin's murals and sculptures to see what stories they tell and what stories may be missing.